Heath Ledger Healed Sick Children

Hey, did you hear Heath Ledger died yesterday? Yeah, you might’ve heard something about it. Anyway, CNN has been doing 24/7 non-stop coverage of the actor of 10 Things I Hate About You and a few other movies. And, apparently, Heath Ledger was just a great man who could even walk on water. He personally changed the tires of thousands of Americans.

I-Reporters recall meeting kind, handsome Heath Ledger [CNN.com]

Local Anchor Almost Bagged James Brown

James Brown — I don’t really need to explain who he is, I hope — passed away Christmas morning. The Godfather of Soul was 73.

All the TV stations, even on Christmas, were naturally covering his death extensively. That extended to Action News‘ Matt O’Donnell, who blogged (!) this morning about his meeting with Brown:

I went to shake James Brown’s hand. I guess I got a pretty good grip on it. He winced.

“Ooooh! You’re a strong young man!”

“You’re not so bad yourself.” And then I threw out one of my typical complementary one-liners:

“In fact, you don’t look a day older than 25.”

In his typical James Brown soul-infused voice, he replied “Oh, you make me feel goooooodddddd!”

It was a wonderful moment. I was jive-talking with James Brown!

Oh, I’m sorry. I meant to write that Matt O’Donnell blogged about the time he and Brown flirted with each other.

Remembering Our Day with James Brown [6 ABC]
Brown had been suffering from cold, cough [CNN]